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#97FF57 Color

#97FF57 is rgb(151, 255, 87) in RGB, hsl(97, 100%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 66%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97FF57
HEX#97FF57
RGBrgb(151, 255, 87)
HSLhsl(97, 100%, 67%)
HSVhsv(97, 66%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 66%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.223 135.7)
LABlab(91.30% -51.99 67.01)
LCHlch(91.30% 84.81 127.80)

What #97FF57 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #97FF57, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.87Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 12.65Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 13.9Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 14.58Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 14.65SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 15.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#97FF57 Channel Values

How #97FF57 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 151 · G 255 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 100% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 66% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97FF57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97FF57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97FF57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97FF57; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97FF57
Complementary
#BE57FF
Analogous
#EBFF57
Analogous
#57FF6A
Triadic
#5797FF
Triadic
#FF5797
Split comp.
#6A57FF
Split comp.
#FF57EB

Tints & Shades of #97FF57

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4FF6B
#B4FF85
#C0FF99
#D0FFB3
#DCFFC7
#ECFFE0

Shades

#7BFF29
#60FA00
#4ECC00
#3D9E00
#2B7000
#194200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97FF57.

How #97FF57 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#97FF57
Protanopia#F1F158
Protanomaly#D3F758
Deuteranopia#E3E35F
Deuteranomaly#C9EF5C
Tritanopia#AEF2F2
Tritanomaly#A5F7C7
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97FF57 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-97ff57: #97FF57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97FF57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97ff57': '#97FF57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 1.000, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_97ff57">#97FF57</color>
SVG fillfill="#97FF57"

More Green Colors

#97FF57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97FF57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97FF57?

#97FF57 is a light green — rgb(151, 255, 87) in RGB and hsl(97, 100%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.87.

What is the RGB value of #97FF57?

#97FF57 is rgb(151, 255, 87) — red 151, green 255, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97FF57?

#97FF57 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 66%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97FF57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97FF57 scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97FF57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97FF57 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.58, which is visibly different.

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